{"id":19972,"date":"2022-08-09T12:52:43","date_gmt":"2022-08-09T10:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1692039"},"modified":"2022-08-09T13:13:10","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T11:13:10","slug":"breaking-bad-creator-responds-to-better-call-saul-spin-off-rumours-time-to-do-something-new","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/breaking-bad-creator-responds-to-better-call-saul-spin-off-rumours-time-to-do-something-new\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking Bad creator responds to Better Call Saul spin-off rumours: \u201cTime to do something new\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Patrick Cremona\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 09 August 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Better Call Saul will undoubtedly go down as one of the best \u2013 if not <em>the <\/em>best<em> \u2013\u00a0<\/em>TV spin-offs of all time when it draws to a close next week.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, the show has been such a success that some fans are already calling for another spin-off to be created that keeps the world of <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/better-call-saul-spin-off-breaking-bad-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Breaking Bad<\/a> alive for even longer.<\/p>\n<p>And although series boss Vince Gilligan has admitted that he can very much see the appeal of further shows, he\u2019s also said he\u2019s wary about having too much of a good thing.<\/p> <div class=\"&quot;js-fill-card-detail-desc&quot;\">\n<div class=\"&quot;js-react-root&quot;\">\n<div class=\"&quot;window-module&quot;\">\n<div class=\"&quot;u-gutter&quot;\">\n<div class=\"&quot;editable&quot;\">\n<div class=\"&quot;description-content\" js-desc-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"&quot;current\" markeddown=\"\" hide-on-edit=\"\" js-desc=\"\" js-show-with-desc=\"\" dir=\"&quot;auto&quot;\">\n<p dir=\"&quot;auto&quot;\">\u201cI can definitely imagine revisiting it,\u201d he told <a href=\"\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/tv-movies\/tv-movie-features\/better-call-saul-vince-gilligan-final-episode-interview-1393644\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Rolling Stone<\/a> magazine in a recent interview. \u201cSelfishly, I\u2019d like to do so, to keep this thing going.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"&quot;auto&quot;\">\u201cBut without naming any names, I look around at some of the worlds, the universes, the stories that I love, whether they\u2019re on TV or in the movies. And I think there\u2019s a certain point, and it\u2019s hard to define, where you\u2019ve done too much in the same universe,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"&quot;auto&quot;\">\u201cAnd some universes are much bigger and more elastic. Ours is a very small one, Albuquerque, New Mexico, versus some of these worlds and series of movies and TV shows.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/better-call-saul-3d68469.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/better-call-saul-3d68469.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/better-call-saul-3d68469.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/better-call-saul-3d68469.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/better-call-saul-3d68469.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=404%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/better-call-saul-3d68469.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=404%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/better-call-saul-3d68469.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/better-call-saul-3d68469.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/better-call-saul-3d68469.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/better-call-saul-3d68469.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/better-call-saul-3d68469.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/better-call-saul-3d68469.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/better-call-saul-3d68469.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/better-call-saul-3d68469.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-1666512\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/better-call-saul-3d68469.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Bryan Cranston and Bob Odenkirk in Breaking Bad.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>AMC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p dir=\"&quot;auto&quot;\">Gilligan added that the main thing he was worried about was that he might become \u201ctoo much of a one-trick pony\u201d.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"&quot;auto&quot;\">\u201cYes, I could do more with this universe,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd maybe someday I will, especially if I fail at everything that comes next. Then I\u2019ll come crawling back.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"&quot;auto&quot;\">\u201cBut right now, whether there\u2019s more room to grow or not \u2014 and there probably is \u2014 I feel like it\u2019s time to do something new.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"&quot;auto&quot;\">Whatever Gilligan does decide to do next will undoubtedly be exciting for his fans, given that <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/better-call-saul-walt-jesse-comment\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Breaking Bad<\/a> and <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/better-call-saul-season-6-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Better Call Saul<\/a> are both now regarded as amongst the very best TV shows ever made.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"&quot;auto&quot;\">The final episode of Better Call Saul airs next week (on <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/netflix&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Netflix<\/a> in the UK) and will bring the story of <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/better-call-saul-bob-odenkirk-heart-attack-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Bob Odenkirk<\/a>\u2018s character Jimmy McGill \u2013 also known as Saul Goodman and subsequently as Gene \u2013 to a close for good.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"&quot;auto&quot;\"><strong>Better Call Saul is available on\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.netflix.com\/gb\/title\/80021955&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Netflix<\/a>\u00a0in the UK and AMC in the US.\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Check out the\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/news\/on-demand\/2020-05-17\/best-tv-shows-netflix\/&quot;\">best\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/news\/on-demand\/2020-05-17\/best-tv-shows-netflix\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Netflix series<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/news\/on-demand\/2020-05-14\/netflix-best-movies\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><strong>best Netflix movies<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0to keep you entertained, or visit our\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><strong>TV guide<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0for more to watch.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"&quot;js-plugin-card-back-sections&quot;\">\n<div class=\"&quot;editor-content\" mb-lg=\"\" hidden-print=\"\" js-piano-locked-content=\"\">\n<p><strong>The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&quot;\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. 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